Services for staff

UWA Research Repository

The Library aims to provide innovative and relevant Library services to support The University of Western Australia to be a leading global institution. A wide range of library services support UWA staff to deliver excellence in teaching and world-class research.

We would be happy to discuss the ways in which the library can support your work. Please contact the Library Manager responsible for your faculty for assistance.

Explore our collections

The UWA Library provides the UWA community with access to a wealth of resources. Our digital resources are accessible 24/7 online via OneSearch. Print collections, including High Demand collections, are held at each library location and can be searched via OneSearch. Special Collections are located in Reid Library and additional collections are held in off-campus stores.

Support for your teaching

Course Materials Online

High Demand Collections

Provide your students with access to essential print books, DVDs or other physical items in the High Demand Collections.

Copyright advice

The University Library provides copyright support for the UWA community to help staff and students understand their copyright obligations, and in doing so maximise the use of copyright material for teaching, learning and research.

Communication and Research Skills (CARS)

An online unit which assists all commencing students to develop basic communication skills in an academic context. Refer students to relevant modules in your teaching to consolidate their learning.

Academic Conduct Essentials (ACE)

Expert help guides

Expert help guides assist students to find online and print resources in their subject area. We also have guides on referencing and more. We welcome your feedback regarding guide content that would be relevant to your students.

WRITESmart drop-in

The WRITESmart service offers advice to students on study, research, referencing and writing from 10am-12pm weekdays in Reid Library (during semester). Refer your students to this service for support.

Research assistance

UWA Research Repository

The UWA Research Repository provides an open access platform to capture, store, index, and distribute globally a wide range of research outputs produced by the University's researchers and postgraduate students. Explore our research publications, theses, research staff, organisations and grants.

UWA research publication collection

Find how to contribute your research publications to the UWA Research Repository and Socrates (UWA’s research quality management system) for the UWA research publication collection.

Open Access

Access services to support Open Access to research publications and data, to help you comply with funder mandates and share your research.

Publishing books or reports

Catalogues at other libraries

Library spaces and facilities

The UWA libraries are visited over 2 million times each year and within the libraries there are a variety of physical and digital facilities and spaces available for the purposes of teaching, research and related engagement with the UWA community.